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Wirral 016C

Neighbourhood

North east Wirral. 1,863 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Wirral 016C is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
76.5
Joint 105th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,691
Joint 13,913th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wirral 016C compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Wirral 016CMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only209 neighbourhoods, Wirral · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Wirral209 areas from 2.3 to 78.8. The middle area is 20.2. Wirral 016C is 76.5.
76.55th most deprived
Population209 neighbourhoods, Wirral · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Wirral209 areas from 1,022 to 2,260. The middle area is 1,522. Wirral 016C is 1,691.
1,69126th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage209 neighbourhoods, Wirral · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Wirral209 areas from 63.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.6%. Wirral 016C is 92.6%.
92.6%joint 29th lowest
Claimant rate208 neighbourhoods, Wirral · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Wirral208 areas from 0.4% to 14.8%. The middle area is 2.7%. Wirral 016C is 9.6%.
9.6%5th highest

Is Wirral 016C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wirral 016C at a rate of 756.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 404.5 per 1,000 people across Birkenhead Central.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 107 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wirral 016C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (438), violence and sexual offences (314) and other crime (272).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Wirral

These figures are published for the whole of Wirral, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Wirral and not Wirral 016C alone. See Wirral

Average house price
£221,673
Up 5.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,010
158th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 78th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
329,896
Up 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Wirral 016C in brief

Wirral 016C has a deprivation score of 76.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Wirral 016C had 1,691 usual residents at the census.

In Wirral 016C, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wirral 016C, 9.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.